Alternative Premier League table after 26 games, based on expected goals

Alternative Premier League table after 26 games, based on expected goals
The top three all kept their title ambitions on track in the Premier League in another enthralling weekend of action.Manchester City were the big winners, literally, as they thumped Chelsea 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium, meanwhile Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 3-1 and Liverpool registered a 3-0 triumph over Bournemouth.14

Aguero was in brilliant form against the sorry Blues

It’s getting even tighter at the bottom two as three points separate 13th place and 18th with Cardiff City registering a vital win over Southampton and Burnley defeating Brighton on Saturday night.14

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock could not contain his excitement at full-time

Here at talkSPORT.com were always keeping an eye onUnderstat.comto see how players and clubs are performing based on their xG stats.Find out how the stats believe the Premier League SHOULD be shaping up below

What is expected goals?

• Expected goals (xG) is a statistic used to work out how many goals should be scored in a match.
• Every single shot is awarded an xG value based on the difficulty of the attempt, with factors including distance from goal, type of shot and number of defenders present affecting the value.
• The higher the xG of a particular shot, the more likely a goal should be scored from that shot.
• The xG valueof every shot in a game is then used to calculate the expected goals in a particular match.

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20.Huddersfield Town Real position = 20Real points = 11 | Expected points = 20.8719.Newcastle United Real position = 17*Real points = 24 | Expected points = 22.1814

Benitez is battling to keep Newcastle in the Premier League

18. Fulham Real position = 19Real points = 17 | Expected points = 24.7017.Cardiff City Real position = 16Real points = 25 | Expected points = 26.0316.Brighton and Hove Albion Real position = 14Real points = 27 | Expected points = 26.5614

Chris Hughton’s Brighton are falling into a relegation scrap

15. Burnley Real position = 15Real points = 27 | Expected points = 27.2214. West Ham Real position = 10Real points = 33 | Expected points = 29.0614

Pellegrini’s side were held to a draw by Crystal Palace

13.Southampton Real position = 18Real points = 24 | Expected points = 30.7612. Everton Real position = 9Real points = 33 | Expected points = 33.8314

It was not a happy return to Vicarage Road for Silva or Everton forward Richarlison

11. Bournemouth Real position = 11Real points = 33 | Expected points = 33.8910. Crystal Palace Real position = 13Real points = 27 | Expected points = 34.139.Watford Real position = 8Real points = 37 | Expected points = 36.0214

Watford fans taunted Marco Silva with toy snakes during their victory over Everton

8. Leicester City Real position = 12Real points = 32 | Expected points = 37.8414

Puel and Leicester were left to rue their missed opportunities against Tottenham

7.Wolverhampton Wanderers Real position = 7*Real points = 38 | Expected points = 40.006. Arsenal Real position = 5Real points = 50 | Expected points = 40.4714

Uani Emery’s Arsenal are currently in fifth spot in the Premier League

5. Manchester United Real position = 4Real points = 51 | Expected points = 42.0214

Anthony Martial celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Fulham.

4. Tottenham Hotspur Real position = 3Real points = 60 | Expected points = 45.5714

Moussa Sissoko insists Spurs can still win the Premier League this season

3.Chelsea Real position = 6Real points = 50 | Expected points = 49.0414

Captain Cesar Azpilicueta goes to the travelling Chelsea fans after the game to apologise

2.Liverpool Real position = 2Real points = 65 | Expected points = 57.6114

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

1. Manchester City Real position = 1Real points = 65 | Expected points = 63.3414

Pep Guardiola watched his team tear Chelsea apart on Sunday

*Yet to play in Gameweek 26

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